Editing Unicoi County, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Appalachian-trail-big-bald-tnnc1.jpg|right|235px|thumb|The [[Appalachian Trail]] approaching the summit of Big Bald]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|186|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|186|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_47.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the fifth-smallest county in Tennessee by total area. The [[Nolichucky River]], which enters Unicoi County from North Carolina, is the county's primary drainage.

Unicoi County is situated entirely within the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]],<ref>Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, et al., "[http://www.epa.gov/ttnamti1/files/networkplans/TNPlan2010.pdf Ambient Air Monitoring Plan]," Environmental Protection Agency website, July 1, 2010. Accessed: March 18, 2015.</ref> specifically the [[Bald Mountains]] (south of the Nolichucky) and the [[Unaka Range]] (north of the Nolichucky).  [[Big Bald]], which at {{convert|5516|ft|m}} is the highest mountain in the Balds, is also Unicoi County's high point.<ref>Tom Dunigan, [http://tnlandforms.us/cohp/ Tennessee County High Points], Tennessee Landforms. Retrieved: November 7, 2013.</ref>  Traversed by the [[Appalachian Trail]], the mountain is topped by a [[Appalachian balds|grassy bald]], allowing a 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington County]] (north)
*[[Carter County, Tennessee|Carter County]] (northeast)
*[[Mitchell County, North Carolina]] (east)
*[[Yancey County, North Carolina]] (south)
*[[Madison County, North Carolina]] (southwest)
*[[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene County]] (west)

===National protected areas===
*[[Appalachian Trail]] (part)
*[[Cherokee National Forest]] (part)

===State protected areas===
*[[Rocky Fork State Park (Tennessee)|Rocky Fork State Park]]

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=TN|I|26}}
*{{jct|state=TN|US|19W}}
*{{jct|state=TN|TN|36}}
*{{jct|state=TN|TN|107}}
*{{jct|state=TN|Sec|173}}
*{{jct|state=TN|Sec|352}}
*{{jct|state=TN|Sec|395}}